Cigarette maker



Oct. 10, 1933. GREEN 1,929,581

CIGARETTE MAKER Filed May 24, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l M. T. GREEN CIGARETTE MAKER Oct. 10, 1933.

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Patented Oct. 10, 1933 cremrrn MAKER I Milton Green, Bradford, Pa. I Application May :24, 1932. Serial-No. 613,286

' Claims. (01. 131-5) This invention relates to cigarettemakers and has'for an object to provide a device-of this "char- 'acter whichwill permit the packing of the tobaccojfto suit the individual users fancy and will in enable the cigarette ,paper to be simultaneously filled with tobacco and pushed off the maker readily for use othus promoting cleanlinessand rapidity in the manufacture of cigarettes. I

' Afurther object is to produce acigarettema'ker havmg a novel hopper forsupp'lying "a suitable quantity r tobaccoto the acking tube so that the plungerjwill'not become jammed'but will pack tobacco uniformly throughout the tube.

I I A further obiectis to provide a'novel ejection sleeve arrd a'spring controlled-dog, the latter being carried the plunger to engage the sleeve and expel the rolled papercylinder iromsthexpacking 7 tube at the same time the plunger forces the I packed tobacco from the tube so that the rolled paper will-be continually supported by the tube 1 until completely "filled with the packed tobacco and eiie'cted asfa completed cigarette.-

' Afurther obj'ect is to provide ;a light, strong} and inexpensive "cigarette maker which will be o'forder; I I I I I I Wit-h-t'he above and other objects in view the invention consists in' cer'tain novel details of cons'truction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed it being understood that various modifications-may {be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the sp'i-rit'or sacrificing any-0f the advantagesof the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, 7 Figure 1 is .a perspective view of the fierm-'o'f cigarettemaker,

"Fig-ore 2 is a longitudinal section through the cigarette-maken I Figure 3 is a plan view of the cigarette maker, Figure =4 is-a cross sectiontaken on the line P4 GfFig-ure'Z, v 7 a Figure 5 is a crosssection-taken on the Hine5-5 1 Of'i 'ig-ure Z, V I I 'F-igure I5 is a detail section showing the cigarette about to be iilledand ejected,

Figure '7 is a detail view showing the'c'igarette being e'jectedandfilldf 1 w I 1 Figure {8 is an enlarged longitudinal section 25 formed of a few parts that will not easily get out preferred through the plunger showing the dog and operating button therefor, Figure-9 is a cross section taken on the line 9-C-9 v 'Figure 10 is a longitudinal section of a modified former the invention."--'- I II Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, 1 0 designates a hopper which preferably is fonned of sheet metal and isprovided with sloping bottom'walls 11, best shown in Figure 5 which are spaced apart sufliciently at V thebottom t'o provide a discharge slot 12. A'fal'se bottom 13 is disposed longitudinally of the hopper and terminates short of the slot 12, the forward end of the false bottom being sloped downwardly and forwardly to provide a chute 14 which coacts with the front end" wall of thehopper' in discharging a small quantity of thetobacco through the slot '12 into a tube 15 which is formed integral with the bottom of the hopper and extends forwardly beyond the hopper for approximately the length of-the cigarette'to' be formed, and is extended rearwardly beyond the rear end wall of the hopper for a short distance. The tube is slit longitudinally at the tones shown at 16, from its free end to the front wall of the hopper to receive the hereinafter described ejector dog. The tube iskalso split at the rear projecting end and the sides thereof turned upwardly, as shown at 17 in Figure 4. A flat strip 18 is crimped at the sides oversaidupturned portions of the tube and coacts therewith in forming a stop to limit movementof the plunger 19.

'Theplungeris preferably constructed of a metal tube closed at the front end and provided at the rear end with a grip 20 which may be fixed to the plunger in any preferred manner. .A helical spring 21 is seated on the plunger in front .of the "grip to cushion the shock of en- 90 gagement thereof with the stop 18 when the plunger is :moved to its forward limit of movement. The plunger is of sufficient length to extend all the way through the tube 15 when shoved to-its extreme limit of forward move- 95 ment in order to simultaneously eject the rolled cigarette paper and fill the same with'packed tobacco from. the tube, 'as will presently be described in detail.

The cigarette ejector comprisesa' sleeve 22 which is slidably mounted on the tube 15, and is normally positioned adjacent to the front wall of the hopper. The sleeve is operated by means of a dog 23 which is mounted on a pivot pin 24 in the plunger bore and is adapted to be thrust up through a slot 25 in the top of the plunger and, when'the plunger "is moved forwardly, the dog, in its dotted line position shown in Figure 8, will pass through a vertical slot 26 in the front wall of the hopper and engage the rear edge of the sleeve to slide the sleeve forwardly on the tube 15.

The dog is operated by means of a stiff wire 27 which is connected to the dog in advance of its pivot and extends rearwardly through the plunger. A push button 28 is slidably mounted on the rear end of the plunger and the wire is fixed to the button by means of a pin 29 or other suitable connector. mounted in the push button and slidably extend into slots 31 into the end of the grip 20 to direct sliding movement of the push button. A helical spring 32 is mounted on'theplunger between the push button and the grip and normally holds the push button at its outer limit .of movement so that the dog 23 is held retracted into the bore of the plunger. v

, In operation the hopper maybe filled with the particular grade of tobacco which'pleases the taste of the individual smoker. The hopper may be held in the left hand and the forefinger held overthe end of the-tube 15, as shown in Figure 2. The plunger may now be reciprocated in the tube to push measured quantities or slugs of the tobacco forwardly into the tube in succession until the tube is filled with packed tobacco. By varying the pressure on the plunger the tobacco may be packed as tightly or asloosely as the maker desires.

The cigarette paper 33 is rolled upon the exterior of thetube 15, as shown best in Figures .6 and 7, in front of the ejector sleeve 22 and moistened to complete the cigarette wrapper. The plunger 19 is now moved forwardly by pressureon the button 28 which throws the dog 23 out from the tube during forward stroke of the plunger to engage the ejector sleeve 22 and slide the same forwardly to push the wrapper from the tube at the same time the plunger ejects the packed cylinder of tobacco from the tube 15 into the wrapper. Thus the cigarette wrapper and the cigarette filling will simultaneously be removed from the tube in a single operation and without damage to the wrapper or multilation of the shape of the cigarette, sincethe wrapper is supported by the tube 15 constantly, whileit is traveling off of the tube, as shown in Figure '7, and cannot bend, buckle, or in any Way become distorted during the ejecting process.

In Figure 10 there is shown a modified form of the invention in which only the plunger and part of the hopper are modified. .The plunger 34, in the modified form of the invention, preferably consists of a solid rod equipped at the rear end with a grip. 35 and also with a spring 36 to cushion the shock of the plunger against the stop 18 during forward movement. Apin 3'? is mounted in the plunger near the front end thereof and projects upwardly therefrom. This pin constitutes an ejector adapted to' engage the ejector sleeve 22 when the plunger is shoved forwardly and push the wrapper fromthe tube 15 while the plunger is simultaneously pushing the packed tobacco from the tube into the wrapper as above described.

Guide pins BO are -coactin'g with an end wall of the hopper in de- A tension ring 38 is fitted in a slot 39 formed in the hopper 10 and forms an abutment for contact with the spring 36 to limit forward movement of the plunger and also forms a guide ring for the plunger.

It is thought that from the above description the construction and operation of my invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is: V

1. A cigarette maker comprising a hopper, a tube fixed to the hopper and extending along the bottom thereof and having both ends open and disposed beyond-the ends of the hopper, there being a longitudinal slot in the tube, thehopper having walls sloping toward the tube, there being a slot at the bottom of said walls communicating with the slot in the tube, a false bottom in thehopper having a downwardly extending chute livering a small quantity of tobacco through said slot into the tube, a plunger in said tube, a sleeve slidably mounted on the tube, and an ejector carried by the plunger for engaging said sleeve.

2. A cigarette maker comprising a hopper having aslot in the bottom, a filling tube-fixed -to the hopper and extending along the bottom thereof, said tube being open at both ends andpro jecting beyondthe ends of the hopper, the forward end of said tube being adapted tosupport a cigarette paper when rolled thereuponf'the're.

being a slotin the top of said tube extending throughout thelength of the tube and. commu nicating with the slot in the hopper, asliding sleeve .on said tube adapted to be disposed in rear of the cigarette pape'rwhen rolled upon said tube,

aplunger in said tube for packing tobacco ahead of it into the slotted portion of the tube, and,a

projectiononthj plunger adapted to enga'ge'said sleeve and ride in said slotto eject the rolled cigarette paper simultaneously with movement of the plun'ger'to eject the packed tobacco from the tube intothe paper. I a

3. Acigarette maker comprising a hopper haw ing a slot in the bottom, a filling tube fixed to the hopper and extending alongthe bottom thereof, said tube projecting at both ends beyond the hopper, one end of said tube having a slot'communicating with the slot of the hopperand ex.- tending along the tube approximately thelength of the cigarette to be formed, the other end of said tube projecting beyond the rear end of the hopper and forminga stop, a plunger in said tube having a grip adapted to engage with the stop and limit forward movement of the plunger, a spring on the plunger in advance of the grip adapted to cushion contact of the grip with the stop, a projectionon the plunger. adapted to ride in the slot of the opposite end of thefilling tube, and an ejector sleeve slidably mounted on the tube and adapted to be engaged by said projection to slide the sleeve longitudinally of the tube.

4. In a cigarette maker, a hopper having, a slot in the bottom, a filling tube fixed to the bottom communicating with the slot in the hopper, a

plunger in the tube, an ejector sleeve on the tube, a pivoted dog carried by the plunger and adapted to engage and move said ejector sleeve, and means on the plunger adapted to move said dog to ,oper ative position when the plunger is manually, pushed forward. i v v 5. A cigarette'maker comprising a hopper having a slot in the bottom, a packing tube fixed to pivoted dog in the bore of the plunger and adapted to project through a slot in the plunger, a. sliding ejector sleeve on the tube in the path of said dog, a knob slidably mounted on the plunger, a

spring holding said knob at one limit of movement and a, wire connecting the dog with the knob for extendingthe dog to engage the sleeve when the knob is moved against the tension of said spring during manual movement of the plunger forwardly in the tube.

MILTON T. GREEN. [1..s.]. 

